Plagiarism Detection with Google Assignments

Highline is piloting the use of Google Assignments' built-in plagiarism detection tool. The tool is integrated into Canvas, and students can conduct self-checks of their work. With Google Assignments, you can also provide a template for students to use in their responses to the assignment.

There are a few caveats:

• You're limited to assessing plagiarism on five assignments per class, per quarter. That means every student submission for each of the five assignments, not five total submissions. 
• Students must submit their papers using Google Docs. If they've written their document in Microsoft Word, they can either copy-and-paste the content, or convert the document format. 
• It does not check against other work from your class. In other words, if two students submit the same paper to your assignment, Google won't catch it. 

Learn more on the following pages:

• Setting up a Google Assignment with Plagiarism Detection
• Google Assignments - What Students See
• Google Assignments - Instructions for Students
• Google Assignments - Grading student work